Was grandpa a Nazi? When director Jens Schanze confronts his mother with her father's past, decades of silence have passed. The information that emerges about grandpa does not fit with the loving father that Jens' mother always talked about. Jens and his four older sisters never met their grandfather; he died in 1954. Jens' mother is in her seventies when her son, born in 1971, starts to poke around in the family history. She agrees to a critical examination of her father. Secrets hidden for over 60 years finally come to light. As they uncover the truth, this perfectly normal family goes through a highly emotional journey. Most shaken is the mother; her story of discovery is at the center of the film.
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Jens Schanze Director · Börres Weiffenbach Cinematographer
First release May 7, 2005 · Produced in Germany · Production Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, ZDF/3sat
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BR
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Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
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ZDF/3sat
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3sat
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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Germany
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German
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German
Release dates
Germany · May 7, 2005
Premiere
Germany · December 8, 2005
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No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
March 3, 2006 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
France
November 29, 2005 · Belfort Entrevues Film Festival
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